Slipped tendon in chick? - Please Help!

[picklestheduck]

Hey asking for a friend who thinks a chick has a slipped tendon. How should it be treated? They are asking for a vet butI’ve also heard of people treating it at home if vets not an option. Any thoughts?

 

[picklestheduck]

@Eggcessive

 

[picklestheduck]

They hatched these chicks, and the one with a leg issue was the last one out. It hatched 2 days ago and had been like this since. They also tried the slipping the tendon back in but didn’t get results.

 

[picklestheduck]

They also said the leg seems to start looking bruised.

 

[picklestheduck]

@hopeshark45 i saw you were in another slipped tendon thread, what do you think?

 

[coach723]

The video below shows the tendon slipping in and out of place.
The link give some info on treatment, scroll down to "fix slipped achilles tendon in hock joint".
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

 

[Eggcessive]

A slipped tendon can be hard to successfully treat. Many chicks have to be put down, or they starve unfortunately. A good thing first is to get the chick on B complex or chick vitamins with B 2 riboflavin. Here is a good article to help, scroll down to how to fix:
https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...u-can-do-to-help-chicken-heaven-on-earth.html

 

[picklestheduck]

It sounds like the baby isn’t able to get around enough to eat and is uninterested in yolk/mash etc. I’m wondering if it’s dehydrated now too. I’m thinking of possibly going over there and seeing if I can pop that tendon back in.

 

[hopeshark45]

Be very careful if you do this.

 

[hopeshark45]

I don't see the slipped tendon really affecting appetite or drinking too much, I'd recommend separating the duck, putting it in a smaller home, and separating extra water for them.